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While there are literally thousands of cryptocurrencies, when it comes to the big dogs, there are really only two: Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin is the original crypto, created in 2009, and Ethereum...

Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency that began as an entertaining joke but has since gone on to see massive gains – and losses. Here is a look at how the price may develop.

The U.S. Federal Reserve published guidance detailing how crypto banks can secure master account access, something several of these banks have wanted for over a year. While the guidance stops short of true transparency, potential applicants now have a roadmap of sorts they can fo

With the Australian government announcing a new cryptocurrency regulatory regime on Monday, and news in April that the U.K. government will introduce new regulations for stablecoins, steps are being taken around the globe to monitor and control the fast-moving digital asset indus

Much has been written about how Bitcoin’s energy use is less carbon-intensive than its critics assume. Due to its high utilization of renewable and zero-carbon energy, this is true.Much has been written about how Bitcoin’s energy use is justified by the economic outco

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad said current gaps in crypto regulation can be filled if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the CFTC come together to form a self-regulatory organization (SRO).Massad, now a research fellow at

I’ve always wondered what would’ve happened had Taylor Swift’s first re-recorded album, “Fearless (Taylor's Version),'' been released as a non-fungible token (NFT).If you’re unfamiliar, in 2019, preeminent pop-country musician Taylor Swift declared w

Years after his ingratiation into Andy Warhol’s inner circle, Jean Baudrillard knifed the fine art world.“Art does not die because there is no more art. It dies because there is too much,” wrote the French philosopher in "The Conspiracy of Art," his 2005 treatis

Katie Talati, the director of research at investment firm Arca, thinks traditional finance institutions are at risk of missing out on a once-in-a-decade trade. Right now, she said, ether (ETH) is woefully underpriced and there’s a catalyst around the corner.Next month, Ethe

Ahead of landmark legislation, Revolut, a digital bank centered in the United Kingdom, has announced a plan to expand its bitcoin (BTC) services to some 17 million potential customers in the European Union and its greater economic area.

Well, the annoying market is still annoying, wishy-washy and boring (apart from bitcoin tanking Thursday night) so we’re going to keep leaning into tech, policy, privacy and other related topics until the annoying market stops being annoying.Don’t worry, though, there

The shiba inu cryptocurrency was born as a mockery of dogecoin, but what is it worth?

The U.S. Trustee overseeing the Celsius Network bankruptcy is right to seek an independent examiner because the crypto lender’s CEO hasn’t been forthright with information.Sasha Hodder, founder of Hodder Law Firm, told CoinDesk TV Friday there needs to be more “

Severe tensions have been unleashed in cryptoland since Ethereum-based mixing service Tornado Cash was added to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) specially designated nationals (SDN) list last week. But this is just the beginning.The move, which was prompte

Next month, years of research and development will culminate in the Merge, when the Ethereum blockchain will transition to the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. There are many reasons to be excited about the end of mining ether (ETH), an energy-intensive process.Perhaps above a

The Merge, the much-anticipated Ethereum upgrade set to take place on Sept. 15, is what many experts call "one of the most significant moments in the history of crypto." With all of the buzz...

The proposed Ethereum fork will provide nothing but carbon emissions and an exit strategy for mining syndicates.

Bitcoin will always have a place in history as the mother cryptocurrency -- but being the first there is no guarantee of longevity.  Netscape Navigator was the first web browser, yet it passed into...

While there are literally thousands of cryptocurrencies, when it comes to the big dogs, there are really only two: Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitcoin is the original crypto, created in 2009, and Ethereum...

CORRECTION (Aug. 19, 8:56 UTC): Adds missing qualification clause at start of first quote; removes assertion that OFAC was wrong to sanction Tornado Cash from second paragraph.The U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctioning of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer was an unprece